Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen Prediction & Betting Tips

How both sides have been playing

Dortmund's last 20 matches, spanning the Bundesliga, cup ties, Champions League football and some friendlies, have brought 13 wins, one draw and six defeats, with 40 goals scored and 20 conceded. That's a strong scoring return, even allowing for the odd friendly padding out the sample.

Borussia Dortmund: 20 completed matches; Werder Bremen: 20 completed matches.

Borussia Dortmund

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

20

Difference

+20

Werder Bremen

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

28

Difference

+7

Bremen's equivalent run is more balanced: nine wins, four draws and seven losses from 20 games, with 35 goals for and 28 against. It's a decent record but nowhere near as dominant as Dortmund's, and again it mixes competitive league games with cup and pre-season fixtures.

On the numbers alone, Dortmund's recent form looks the sturdier of the two.

Comparative Team Statistics: Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen

Head-to-head history

These two have met plenty of times going back to 2017, and the head-to-head has swung both ways over that stretch. There have been high-scoring draws like 4-4 and 2-2, plus wins for either side at various points.

The two most recent meetings, though, both went Dortmund's way: a 3-0 home win in January 2026 and a 2-0 win at Bremen last May. That's a small recent run in Dortmund's favour, even if the wider history between the clubs is far more even.

Recent meetings favour Dortmund, but this is a cup tie rather than a straight repeat of league form.

Team news

The player data available only covers Dortmund's side: Inacio has two goals from a single match, and Ryerson has two assists from one appearance. That's a small snapshot rather than a full picture, and there's nothing here on Bremen's squad or any fresh injury news for either club.

Borussia Dortmund:

Best scorers:

S. Inacio - 2

Best assist providers:

J. Ryerson - 2

It's too thin a sample to draw firm conclusions on personnel for this fixture.

A cup tie still a month out

This match sits about a month ahead of the current form data, so both sides' pictures could look quite different by kickoff. Cup rounds like the DFB Pokal also tend to bring squad rotation, which adds another layer of uncertainty on top of that.

Dortmund go in with the healthier recent numbers and the edge in the last two head-to-head results. But with a cup line-up still unknown and plenty of time between now and the game, that edge is far from guaranteed to show up on the pitch.